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RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL <strong>REIA</strong> MEETING<br />

Get a Real<strong>to</strong>r To Work For You For Free." If exposure would help<br />

them get what they want, you just got a Real<strong>to</strong>r <strong>to</strong> do some work for<br />

you for free, since you were able <strong>to</strong> provide value back <strong>to</strong> them.<br />

Here's how they find the right people: Tell them <strong>to</strong> search for<br />

properties in your desired area where the mailing address on the tax<br />

records is different from the physical address of the property. It's<br />

that simple.<br />

• Purchase a Mailing List from a List Provider<br />

Mailing lists such as these are valuable commodities, and there are a<br />

number of businesses who collect, organize, and sell this type of<br />

information. Simply buying a list of addresses is the easiest and<br />

fastest way <strong>to</strong> develop a huge collection of different people <strong>to</strong><br />

market <strong>to</strong>. These lists will often be organized by interest, as well as<br />

a number of other fac<strong>to</strong>rs, so you'll be able <strong>to</strong> purchase one relevant<br />

<strong>to</strong> your needs. Not only can you find information about non-owner<br />

occupied properties through list providing services like this, you can<br />

buy just about any kind of list you can dream up. You can even<br />

narrow down the list by how much money people make, whether or<br />

not they're married and much more. Companies such as<br />

www.listSource.com, www.melissadata.com and Dunn & Bradstreet<br />

are a few resources I've used in the past.<br />

• Title Company<br />

Some title companies will pull this information for you for free if<br />

you're either closing deals with them or they're a sponsor of your<br />

<strong>REIA</strong>. Even if they're not a sponsor, many of them will pull this data<br />

for you for a small fee.<br />

• Your County website<br />

This is by far the cheapest way <strong>to</strong> find a list. It may or may not be<br />

available in your area; every county is different. Some counties have<br />

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